Just like my character, Ange, I have always had a deep and abiding love of animals, and the world of nature. I grew up watching programs about animals on television – wildlife shows, David Attenborough documentaries, and shows like A Country Practice and All Creatures Great & Small, which almost convinced me to pursue a career as a vet – until I realised I probably wouldn’t be adept at handling the emotional side of the business. The first animals I was introduced to as a sma

As we make our way in this world, a parallel can often be drawn between our life journey and our physical meanderings on the earth. Sometimes it is easy to look back and see how far we’ve come in a lifetime, and perhaps liken the progression of our life to an actual journey. Just like one uses a vehicle to physically travel from point A to point B, so we can say our route from conception through the different stages of life is similarly a trip, of living, learning and – hopef

It has been noted that authors sometimes put a lot of themselves into their favourite main characters. Personality quirks, expressions, similar histories, shared experiences. I certainly find myself drawing on these things with many of my main characters, though usually subconsciously. I guess it’s easier to write a character you can relate to in some way, and Ange in Atomic Goddess is no exception. When I first started writing the story that became Atomic Goddess, I had form